...in schools giving neglected children better access to education and helping them begin to achieve their potential. Examples of additional support include counselling and one-to-one support to help children improve...
...their curriculum as a vehicle for filling gaps in knowledge and experiences that their pupils might have because of their background. It was less convincing, however, when one or two...
This spring, Ofsted started running its new inspection reports website alongside the old one. During a controlled 'live' phase, we invited users to try the new site and let us...
...together under one roof has made the job of educating more straightforward, schools are still facing considerable challenges as they bring pupils back up to speed. Last term, our inspectors...
...lead provider. Following this, we conducted 2 full inspection pilots, one for ECF and one for NPQ, in the autumn term. We wanted to test some revisions we have made...
...good schools in September 2015, we moved from a cycle in which these schools were fully inspected on average every three years and seven months, to one where we aim...
...the video. https://youtu.be/aWpLxXTErzs?si=m68Ld9kwSVWken4X We also have a school monitoring operating guide for inspectors, which sets out how we will monitor schools where one or more evaluation areas have been graded...
...the renewed approach. The collaborative tone, regular reflection meetings, learning walks with headteachers, and the move away from deep dives are all being well received. Leaders highlighted that inspectors were...
...a stand-alone annex in the handbook, is included in this new ‘part’. There is no change to inspection policy. We have, however, taken the opportunity to consider some of the...
Teachers’ well-being and workload are important to the entire education sector, including Ofsted. Concerns about the well-being of teachers are well founded: Teaching was one of three professions with the...